At least three people, including 11-year-old girl, killed during severe thunderstorms

The powerful thunderstorms that swept through the northeast Tuesday afternoon left at least three people dead.

The National Weather Service confirmed a man in Danbury, Connecticut and an 11-year-old girl in Newburgh, New York died Tuesday due to fallen trees. Both deaths occurred sometime before 5 p.m.

The Hartford Courant reported a third person died in New Fairfield, Connecticut, when a tree crashed into a car on Brush Hill Road there.

The man, who has not been identified, was killed when a tree fell on the truck in which he was sitting in Danbury's Candlewood Lake area. The young girl was killed when a tree crushed a car she was sitting in on Robinson Avenue near the border of New Windsor, New York.

Mayor Mark Boughton of Danbury, Connecticut confirmed the death of the man on Twitter.

Few details have been shared surrounding the fatalities. The two communities in which the deaths occurred reported severe power outages.

As of Wednesday morning, Boughton announced that the city's public schools would remain closed due to power outages. On Tuesday night, the Danbury Police Department announced the formation of a "functional needs shelter" for residents without power.

More than 80,000 power outages were reported across Connecticut Wednesday morning, according to Eversource. Wind gusts around Hartford topped 50 mph Tuesday afternoon.

Downed trees and utility poles impacted Massachusetts as well, though the severity did not reach the level reported in other northeast regions. By Wednesday morning, the Mass. Emergency Management Agency reported roughly 400 power outages statewide, mostly in eastern counties.

In Boston and Worcester, flooded roads trapped several cars, according to National Weather Service reports. With the exception of Norfolk County, where wind gusts reached 50 mph, most areas of Massachusetts saw wind gusts max out below 40 mph.